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THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

London black cab drivers see life close up and are renowned forhaving a forthright view on world events, so it came as no surprisethen to be told recently by a cabbie, confidence…

9th April 2009

Opinion Piece

9th April 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

PSA remains committed to Italys Voltri terminal despite a tumultuous year in 2008 with strikes and legal battles upsetting the status quo.

9th April 2009

PSA reaffirms Voltri commitment

9th April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

With just one container transhipment hub on the Pacific coast of Latin America - Panamas Balboa - the Romero group has put forward a proposal for a major new regional hub at…

9th April 2009

New Peruvian transhipment hub mooted

9th April 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

No-ones CV should be a novel, but it needs to be novel to get you noticed, recruitment specialists and entrepreneurs agree.

8th April 2009

Make your CV tell an exciting story

8th April 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Almost one in 10 containers inspected for bio-security contamination in New Zealand currently fail the test. An additional $50 an hour inspection charge is to be levied to finance more rigorous checks,…

8th April 2009

NZ ups box inspection costs

8th April 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Milieudefensie have reached agreement on the environmental goals and performance of the Second Maasvlakte.

8th April 2009

Second Maasvlakte to be “10 percent cleaner”

8th April 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Luciano Dassatti, President of the Port Authority of Naples and Castellammare di Stabia, explains how protecting the environment is a priority for the Port Authority of Naples. The Port is the host…

8th April 2009

Naples: pursuing a policy of sustainable growth

8th April 2009

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

One of the things that tends to behit hard when a cold wind blows is attendance at industry events such as conferencesand exhibitions but is this a short-sighted approach?

7th April 2009

PS Page

7th April 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Malaysian ports have scheduled investment of $1.61bn over the next few years. Of that, PTP has set aside $812m, while Port Klang operators are to spend $373m.

7th April 2009

Malaysian operators to continue investing

7th April 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr has strengthened its presence in the Middle East with two crane deliveries.

7th April 2009

Liebherr taps Middle East growth

7th April 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

As part of its environmental and safety strategy, Contship has introduced the “Green Lane” at its La Spezia container terminal. The company explains why this has been established and how it will…

7th April 2009

Contship takes the Green Lane

7th April 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Green Marine announces the return of its environmental conference on green technologies and innovation in marine transportation.

7th April 2009

Green Marine Conference

7th April 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

When Harwich Haven Authority was looking to replace its 27-year-oldsurvey vessel, a starting point was recognising that, because of thevaried nature of the survey work involved, one launch could not totallyfulfil the…

6th April 2009

Egret design

6th April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Nova Scotia has dropped a proposed joint Port of Halifax and Canadian National Railway (CN) gateway project on the back of high costs.

6th April 2009

Nova Scotia ditches Halifax gateway plan

6th April 2009

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Following its successful 2008 event in Shanghai, where over 800 key executives attended, TOC Asia is returning to China for 2009. Over 70 companies will be presenting their latest developments during the…

6th April 2009

TOC Asia 2009 – Shenzhen

6th April 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Softening cargo volumes have seen Ports of Auckland reduce road deliveries and delivery times at its Bledisloe and Fergusson container terminals.

5th April 2009

Auckland shortens cargo windows

5th April 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

A new port development in Mwambani Bay, Tanzania, threatens to damage a species of prehistoric fish, according to an assessment by a local environmental group.

4th April 2009

Project threatens ancient fish

4th April 2009

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

To invest or not to invest? Answer, first do your homework well, constantly monitor the market, appraise the competition and if you decide to go for it then seek the maximum return…

4th April 2009

To invest or…?

4th April 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Reports suggest that Port Klang terminal operator Northport is considering delaying the upgrade of one of its harbour areas, because of current financial worries. This decision is not necessarily supported by the…

3rd April 2009

Northport to slow investment?

3rd April 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

FFCA California convenes23-25 March 2009 with top speakers on the economy, energy and the environment to discuss current headline topics on funding, green jobs, low emission technologies, and air quality.

3rd April 2009

Faster Freight

3rd April 2009